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Mares Cyrano 700
- Thread starterPaul M
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Are you looking for a UK online-shop?
There are plenty in Italy (eg., Acquasport - Pesca subacquea - Apnea - ARA or Strumenti nautici e attrezzature da pesca ai migliori prezzi :: TuttoPescaMare), France (eg. chasse sous marine.net, achat vente d'équipement et matériel de chasse sous-marine or SCUBALAND Magasin d'équipement et matériel de plongée sous-marine vente en ligne sécurisée) and other continental European countries. However, you will get the best prices in Italy.
Anyhow, why a Cyrano and not Stealth/Spark? The latter costs much less (approx. - EUR 50!), is better balanced (not front heavy like the Cyrano) and - except for the muzzle which gives the name to the Cyrano and the rubber insert on the handle - is 100% identical. IMHO the extra money you will spend on the Cyrano is wasted. Actually, once I find the necessary Stealth/Spark spares I am going to convert my Cyrano 700 into a Stealth/Spark.
Essential reading: Articolo
Cheers
There are plenty in Italy (eg., Acquasport - Pesca subacquea - Apnea - ARA or Strumenti nautici e attrezzature da pesca ai migliori prezzi :: TuttoPescaMare), France (eg. chasse sous marine.net, achat vente d'équipement et matériel de chasse sous-marine or SCUBALAND Magasin d'équipement et matériel de plongée sous-marine vente en ligne sécurisée) and other continental European countries. However, you will get the best prices in Italy.
Anyhow, why a Cyrano and not Stealth/Spark? The latter costs much less (approx. - EUR 50!), is better balanced (not front heavy like the Cyrano) and - except for the muzzle which gives the name to the Cyrano and the rubber insert on the handle - is 100% identical. IMHO the extra money you will spend on the Cyrano is wasted. Actually, once I find the necessary Stealth/Spark spares I am going to convert my Cyrano 700 into a Stealth/Spark.
Essential reading: Articolo
Cheers
Hi Paul, Ulysses has given you this link SCUBALAND Magasin d'équipement et matériel de plongée sous-marine vente en ligne sécurisée you will find them easy to use. There is a English version by clicking the flag at the top of page.
Unfortunately, Scubaland don't do the Stealth/Spark, but only the Cyrano ...
Instead of the online-shops I mentioned you may want to contact these people: Fucile pneumatico Sporasub Spark 2007 55 cm gara su eBay.it Sub, scuba e snorkeling, Sport d'acqua, Sport e Viaggi
If I remember correctly, they spoke fairly good English and will ship a Spark 700 to you at a moderate price. They also offer to touch up your airgun according to your requests, if that is of interest to you.
Cheers
Instead of the online-shops I mentioned you may want to contact these people: Fucile pneumatico Sporasub Spark 2007 55 cm gara su eBay.it Sub, scuba e snorkeling, Sport d'acqua, Sport e Viaggi
If I remember correctly, they spoke fairly good English and will ship a Spark 700 to you at a moderate price. They also offer to touch up your airgun according to your requests, if that is of interest to you.
Cheers
It is an open secret that Mares belongs to the HTM (Head Tyrolia Mares) group which bought Sporasub some years ago.
The airgun currently marketed under the Sporasub brand by the name of 'Spark mimetic' used to be marketed as 'Stealth', but before sold under the Mares brand as 'Spark'.
The Sporasub Stealth/Spark and Mares Cyrano are manufactured in the same factory and have 100% identical parts except for the 'nose' (including the internal separator to prevent pressure on the plastic muzzle).
Cheers
The airgun currently marketed under the Sporasub brand by the name of 'Spark mimetic' used to be marketed as 'Stealth', but before sold under the Mares brand as 'Spark'.
The Sporasub Stealth/Spark and Mares Cyrano are manufactured in the same factory and have 100% identical parts except for the 'nose' (including the internal separator to prevent pressure on the plastic muzzle).
Cheers
Greetings everyone! I am wondering if anyone has contact info for the factory where mares spear guns are made. Please send any info you have. Thank you.
Thank you friend for the info. If anyone knows anything else please add. Thank you and have a great day.
Mares products labelled as Made in Italy are produced in the two factories based in Rapallo and Casarza Ligure, in the world's largest dive industry district (Mares, Cressi, Technisub, Seac Sub, Top Sub, Soprassub and other minors are all located in a few square kilometers along the coast of Liguria, north-west of Italy).
Mares factories in Liguria used to employ up to 300 workers until 2004, but then the workforce has been shaved down to below 200. I'm 99.9% sure that pneumatic guns are still overall made and assembled there (components coming from outsource specialized factories, cause you don't make in a single plant everything from tubing, moulding alloy and steel, moulding plastic, rubber and silicone parts, welding, paintjobs, printing logos and stickers....).
Mares factories in Liguria used to employ up to 300 workers until 2004, but then the workforce has been shaved down to below 200. I'm 99.9% sure that pneumatic guns are still overall made and assembled there (components coming from outsource specialized factories, cause you don't make in a single plant everything from tubing, moulding alloy and steel, moulding plastic, rubber and silicone parts, welding, paintjobs, printing logos and stickers....).
Spaghetti. Thank you for such detailed replay. The reason I was asking about the factory where Spearguns are made is I am looking to buy several tons of salt resistant aluminum pipes that are used in Mares pneumatic spearguns. I need to find out where to buy extruded salt resistant aluminum tubing, just like the one used for mares barrels where the piston is moving. Any help with that. Thank you.
The reason I was asking about the factory where Spearguns are made is I am looking to buy several tons of salt resistant aluminum pipes that are used in Mares pneumatic spearguns. I need to find out where to buy extruded salt resistant aluminum tubing, just like the one used for mares barrels where the piston is moving. Any help with that. Thank you.
Several tons? :duh
I really don't know where they get their aluminum pipes. There are many specialized factories in the Ligurian area making alu pipes under custom specifications.
If you need exactly the same as Mares, and not only something similar or even identical, but only and exaclty those specific ones, your only hope is to contact someone with a direct insight in the Mares business, and see if they're likely to share this kind of info.
Try this email: l.limongi@mares.com
He's Luca Limongi, product manager of the spearfishing line at Mares. I can't think of anyone better than him for your query.